Blue Plate Special

My oil paintings in the “Blue Plate Special” series are about the people I grew up with........survivors. Men and women with their grit and determination to make a life for themselves, fighting odds that are stacked against them. These restaurant workers don’t get pats on the back. They barely make it from paycheck to paycheck. But they’re honorable human beings with the courage and dignity that’s reflected in their faces and stances. These people all have a story to tell. I like to think of these figurative paintings as visual novellas. In each portrait I’ve tried to capture their character and strength. In each oil painting It is as though he or she is saying, “Look at me. I’m real, I’m important”.